Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi Carol, I'm on 10 mg prednisone/day. I have a bone density test every year because of a research study I participate in. So far I'm OK though I haven't been on prednisone for a long period of time before. I take neurontin for headache and was taking quite a bit until I started the prednisone for the leg pain which decreased my need for it for headache. Maybe it was helping my legs and I didn't know it. It's hard to know the exact chronology. Guess I better start writing things down. I will be seeing a pain doctor soon for my headache - maybe he'll help with my legs, too. Thanks, Elaine > > Elaine, > > I suffered with bone aches and nerve pain in my legs and hands. I was rx'd .... low dose pred caused cataracts in my eyes, and eventually osteoporosis which caused more bone-pain. My regular Dr. had a bone density> done as soon as he found out I was on pred. I then suffered a broken tibia in ...I tripped and fell and broke my femur (it literally twisted and > shattered) This break put me in the hospital and rehab for surgery and 6 weeks. > My osteo Dr. said that once you start on > pred, it demineralizes your bone for a long time after you stop taking it. > Please have a bone density test and ask if there is anything else that can > help besides pred? I take neurontin and motrin and lortabs for the pain. > > Carol > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 More details - let me know if any of you have experienced this or know anything about it It started this Fall - I think 1st: pain around both hips - around the circumference, felt creaky, sharp- Increased with movement. Then winter hit - pain that feels like its in the bones, My lower legs ached, then all of my legs Next, the ache moved into my hips - Then up my spine Last time I washed my hair I had to wrap my neck with a towel until my hair dried because my neck hurt from the cold. I could ask for more pain meds but I have to be careful of my liver and I'm really tired of swallowing pills. Oh, and to top it all off my feet went numb. I have numbness that's moved up my legs. I've had lots of tests, X-rays. Everything was normal except my B6 which was high. So I've stopped all vitamins with B6 in it. So, that's my saga. Thanks for your support. Elaine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 Hi , Thanks for your response. Most of my joints don't hurt. Although one of my wrists and eventually both ankles did start to hurt. My doctor order a wrist brace for my wrist, then my legs started hurting. I did develop some ankle joint pain but it was an irritation more than that bad. Most of that went away when I went on prednisone for the leg pain. It seems odd, though many things are odd but true, that I would have referred pain like this which is far worse than the joint pain I experience. What have you seen in your work with others related to referred pain and the amount of pain at the site of origin? ez Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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